My question can be demonstrated with the below example: create table m1(a int, b int); explain (costs off) select (select count(*) filter (*where true*) from m1 t1) from m1 t2 where t2.b % 2 = 1;
QUERY PLAN --------------------------------- Seq Scan on m1 t2 Filter: ((b % 2) = 1) InitPlan 1 (returns $0) -> Aggregate -> Seq Scan on m1 t1 (5 rows) The above is good to me. The aggregate is run in the subPlan/InitPlan. explain (costs off) select (select count(*) filter (*where t2.b = 1*) from m1 t1) from m1 t2 where t2.b % 2 = 1; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------- Aggregate -> Seq Scan on m1 t2 Filter: ((b % 2) = 1) SubPlan 1 -> Seq Scan on m1 t1 (5 rows) This one is too confusing to me since the Aggregate happens on t2 rather than t1. What happens here? Would this query generate 1 row all the time like SELECT aggfunc(a) FROM t? -- Best Regards Andy Fan (https://www.aliyun.com/)